The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-08
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WISCONSIN STATENEWS

GEokGE WARDNER, who shot Abbott
Lawrence in Milwaukee in February
last, has completely recovered his
reason. He was taken before the
court and bound over for trial for the
shooting In the sum of $1,000. He
will be taken to California for his
health.
THE Jury in the Bay View riot case
brought in verdict of conviction
against Gondek and acquitted Bonsel
and Datke
A 7-MoNTEs-OLD baby, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Helmet, living on
Ninth Street, Milwaukee, died on the
goth from the effects OF scalding. The
child was accidentally scalded with
boiling milk about three weeks before,
and was shockingly burned about the
neck and chest. The scalding was fol-
lowed by commissions which eulminat.
ed in death.
THE recent State Teachers Conven-
tion at Madison, before adjournment,
appointed g. committee to arrange a
Wlsconsion school exhibit at the n Il.
tional Educational Association meet.
Ing IN Chicago, next summer. 1t was
also decided to establish a summer
school of science for the instruction OF
teachers. The next convention will
be held in Milwaukee.
E. P. ALLIs, OF Milwaukee, is defend.
ant IN an infringement suit brought by
one Almarin c. Roberts, of Washing
ton. The plaintiff claims S125, 900
royalty on an improved roller used in
the manufacture OF flour.
A MOVEMENT is on foot in Milwaukee
to relieve the county court OF the
pressure upon it by the formation OF
q mayors court, to have jurisdiction
OF all petty cases.
c. E. STRUvE, formerly a clerk in the
disd at Evanston, Ill, on the 2Sth.
ABOUT 5000 worth OF stolen goods
were found secreted on the farm OF
Will North, the dairyman, in the town
OF Campbell. The lot consisted cf
cheap iewelry, laces and mittens. 1t
was subsequently ascertained that the
goods were stolen from the Chicago
store at Sparta.
ROBERT HARPER. aged 70years, was
probably fatally hurt at Milwaukee
on the 2Sth by being thrown from a
cutter by g, runaway horse.
Two large ice houses and refriger.
ator at Madison were destroyed by
fire or the 2Sth. Loss about ST, 900;
insurance, $4,000.
l.. HARRIS & Sons, proprietors OF
"The Fair" Milwaukee, made an as
segment on the 9th for the benefit
OF their creditors. The assets of the
firm are estimated at 100000.
SEVENTY ONE tons OF molten iron
were poured at the foundry OF Z. ?.
Allis q Co., recently. The amount is
considerably in excess OF any previous
record of q single day at this or any
similar establishment in the city.
Much heavy casting is now being done
at Allis'. Tie company is building,
among other large machines, two
stamp mills or ore crushers, for the
Tamarack iron Mining Company, each
OF which, in working order, will weigh
seventy-fve tons. The anvil blocks
weigh twenty eight tons and the crush
ing hammers twelve tons each.
TIMOTHY TRINDLE, 72years old, was
killed On the st. Paul Railway track,
near the Milwaukee Soldiers Home,
OF which he was an inmate. He was
member OF Company A, First Dakota
Cavalry.
By the explosion OF a kerosene lamp,
the broom factory Of Daniel Lerkin,
situated four miles west Of Madison,
was set on fire and entirely consumed.
The loss was 5000; insurance, 5000.
NINE out OF thirteen men in William
Fosters logging camp near Cameron,
north OF Eau Claire. were poisoned by
eating canned fruit. None OF the
cases resulted fatally, but some Of the
victims were in g critical condition.
CLAUD GRIFFIN was arrested at La
Crosse charged with robbing E. Wise,
OF Victory, OF $700. Griffin is said to
have lain in wait for his victim, strik-
ing him on the head several times with
a club. His victim will probably die.
JOHN WlEIsEs, one OF the hunters who
mysteriously disappeared few days
ago in the pineries north OF Eau
Claire, turned up with ankles and both
feet frozen and other injuries from ex-
posure, so that his recovery is consid-
cred hopeless. His friends live in Wa
tertown, d. II.
=. BRADFORD CUMMINGS, ,ex-manager o
the Eau Claire Cooperative Bakery
who disappeared mysteriously some
time ago and was supposed to have
suicided, has been found by his friends
at Deadwood, whittier he had quietly
gone 10 seek other employment
A BOUNTY OF $50 has been paid by
the town of Campbell on the scalp OF
q wolf recently killed near there.